England will face competition from six countries in their bid to host the semi-finals and final of the 2020 European Championship.

The FA has submitted two separate bids for matches at the pan-European tournament — a standard package featuring three group games and one knockout fixture, in addition to attempting to stage both semi-finals and the final — but accept that Turkey are favourites to be given the competition’s showpiece event.

Michel Platini, the Uefa president, has already announced his intention to back Istanbul’s bid to stage the final after the Turkish capital was beaten by Tokyo in the battle to win